Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Let us blossom our consciousness

As a spiritual seeker we often find ourselves at loggerheads
with our own thoughts. Although deep within our heart we try to come closer to
God but our past conditioning pulls us down. We find ourselves constantly being
defeated by our own old bad habits which we had nurtured earlier knowingly or
unknowingly. Often finding ourselves torn apart between two divergent thoughts
we start questioning our pursuit for spiritual upliftment. However instead of
getting cowed down by the frequent setbacks which appears to be so defeating
initially, if we keep endeavouring hard with determination then slowly the path
of enlightenment will start opening.

When a lotus flower is just a bud then it does not attract the
attention and appreciation of others. But when the same lotus bud gets exposed
to the moonlight then slowly it starts blossoming. The petals start opening up
and soon the bud becomes an attractive lotus flower. Its beauty and fragrance
attracts even the saddest soul. Similarly if we expose our heart to the
chanting of the ‘Hare Krishna’ mahamantra regularly then our consciousness will
too start blossoming like the lotus flower. As the lotus blossoms in the
glaring light of the moon similarly our consciousness will blossom when Krishna’s
mercy will inundate our heart. Krishna’s all purifying holy names will cleanse
our hearts of all unwanted thoughts and will fill it with lots of love and joy.
Krishna has already promised us in Bhagavad – Gita (9.22), ‘But those who
always worship Me with exclusive devotion, meditating on My transcendental
form—to them I carry what they lack, and I preserve what they have.’ Once our
consciousness is blossomed then our heart will become an emblem of love
constantly radiating love and joy in all the direction.